"short-tack" meaning in All languages combined

See short-tack on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: short-tacks [present, singular, third-person], short-tacking [participle, present], short-tacked [participle, past], short-tacked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} short-tack (third-person singular simple present short-tacks, present participle short-tacking, simple past and past participle short-tacked)
  1. (nautical) To tack several times in rapid succession when sailing upwind in a narrow waterway. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-short-tack-en-verb-hNq6G8LL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: nautical, transport
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